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The Orville Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Primal Urges’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of The Orville season 2… There is a sensitivity, skill and structural balance at work here which demonstrates what continues to make The Orville so special. Multiple story threads, taboo subjects and same sex unions explored with consideration within a plausibly dramatic set of scenarios. MacFarlane starts from a […]

Daredevil Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘Aftermath’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Daredevil season 3… As Fisk continues to tighten his noose there is an emotional circling of wagons, interrogations which cast aspersions and psychological mind games running rampant. Aside from the restricted opulence which Wilson Fisk surrounds himself with this episode allows us a closer look into his methods […]

Movie Review – One Cut of the Dead (2018)

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One Cut of the Dead, 2018. Directed by Shin’ichirô Ueda. Starring Yuzuki Akiyama, Takuya Fujimura, Ayana Gôda, Takayuki Hamatsu and Manabu Hosoi. SYNOPSIS: Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility when they are attacked by real zombies. As some of […]

Movie Review – Stan & Ollie (2018)

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Stan & Ollie, 2018. Directed by Jon S. Baird. Starring John C Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Nina Arianda and Rufus Jones. SYNOPSIS: Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song – a grueling theatre tour of […]

DVD Review – Backtrace (2018)

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Backtrace, 2018. Directed by Brian A. Miller. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Matthew Modine, Meadow Williams, Ryan Guzman, Jenna Willis, and Christopher McDonald. SYNOPSIS: Seven years after a botched bank robbery the sole surviving robber is given a drug to help him remember where the cash was buried. It is probably fair to say that Sylvester Stallone’s […]

Movie Review – The Favourite (2018)

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The Favourite, 2018. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, James Smith and Mark Gatiss. SYNOPSIS: In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears […]

Comic Book Review – Friendo #3

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Calum Petrie reviews Friendo #3… Leo and his AR Friendo Jerry have decided that since rock bottom is the current destination they might as well just rob a store and claim back part of Leo’s ruined childhood. A series of expected events occur and the punishment for Leo is ….. well nothing; Jerry on the other […]

Movie Review – Welcome to Marwen (2018)

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Welcome to Marwen, 2018. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Steve Carrell, Leslie Mann, Janelle Monae, Eiza Gonzalez, Leslie Zemeckis, Gwendoline Christie, and Merritt Weaver. SYNOPSIS: A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process. Welcome to Marwen is the unique true story of Mark […]

Luther Series 5 Episode 4 Review

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Eammon Jacobs reviews the final episode of Luther series 5… That’s it, Luther Series 5 is over. And what an ending it brought to this tale that weaved in brand new characters with it’s own pre-existing story. It had shock reveals, creepy murders and a nail-biting conclusion that could have gone either way. After the […]